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Wealth Screening Software for Nonprofits and Major Gifts Teams
Screen the top of your donor file against all 3,368 billionaires worldwide, each with a dated, sourced net worth and the company behind the fortune. Filter by country and industry, then export to Excel or CSV and match it to your CRM.
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Screening tiers by net worth
Live| Net worth | United States | Worldwide |
|---|---|---|
| $1 billion or more | 984 | 3,368 |
| $5 billion or more | 335 | 856 |
| $10 billion or more | 159 | 357 |
| $25 billion or more | 44 | 96 |
Living people with a public estimate. Open the US list and add an industry filter.
A screening tier for principal gift prospects
BillionaireList gives universities, hospitals, museums and foundations a named list of every living billionaire, filtered by country and industry. Each row carries the latest net worth, the date it was published, the source link and the company behind the fortune. It covers the $1 billion tier only and sells no contact data or gift histories.
Household screening tools are built to find the thousands of people in your file who could give $25,000. They are weaker at the handful who could give $25 million, because modeled wealth at that level is guesswork and the real evidence is a public record: a company sale, a listing, a published estimate. A campaign with eight-figure targets needs that top tier checked name by name, with a source your board can read.
What you get for each prospect
Six fields that turn a name into a researched prospect profile your gift committee can check.
Dated net worth
Every figure shows the date it was published, so you can tell a fresh liquidity event from a stale number before a gift officer spends a visit on it.
Source you can cite
The publisher and original URL travel with each row, so a development director or a board member can check the number.
Company behind the fortune
Industry and source of wealth point to the operating company, the family foundation or the board seat that is the realistic route to an introduction.
Excel and CSV export
Export 14 columns to XLSX or CSV and import them into Salesforce, Raiser's Edge or the donor database you already run.
Alerts on new estimates
Watch a shortlist and get an email when a new estimate lands. A sale or a public listing is a natural moment to reach a principal with new capital to give.
How to screen the billionaire tier in four steps
- 1
Set the tier
Start at $1 billion and move to $5 billion or $10 billion if your largest ask is a naming gift. Add the country or industry that fits your region and mission.
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Export the list
Export to XLSX or CSV with the estimate date, publisher and source URL kept in the file.
- 3
Match to the donor file
Match names against your database in the CRM or a spreadsheet. Flag existing donors, lapsed donors and new names, and note the company behind each fortune.
- 4
Watch for the trigger
Set alerts on the shortlist. A company sale or listing is a reason for a trustee or an existing donor to make the introduction.
Who buys billionaire lists for screening
Anyone whose next gift is a campaign anchor.
University advancement
Principal gifts officers check the top of the file for naming and endowment prospects before a campaign launches.
Hospital foundations
Philanthropy teams find the healthcare founders and families who fund wings, chairs and research.
Museums and cultural institutions
Development offices look for collectors and industry leaders in their city and region.
Consultants and researchers
Fundraising consultants build prospect lists for several clients and cite a source for every figure.
Comparing vendors first? Read the best donor prospect research software roundup, or the ultra high net worth individuals list for the tier counts.
Wealth screening options compared
Choose by the size of the ask. For annual fund and mid-level gifts, a broad screening vendor covers the whole file. For eight-figure prospects, a named and sourced billionaire list is cheaper and easier to defend.
| Source | Coverage | Source per figure | Pricing | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BillionaireList | Living people at $1B or more, filter and export | Date, publisher and URL on every row | Pro $49 a month, Data $199 a month | Principal gift and campaign anchor prospects |
| iWave (Kindsight) | Donor screening and profiles for nonprofits | Varies by field | About $4,150 per user a year on G2 | Teams screening a whole donor database |
| DonorSearch | Screening with philanthropic indicators | Giving history and affinity data | Quote only | Teams that want gift history signals |
| WealthEngine (Altrata) | Modeled wealth for US households | Modeled fields, check a sample | Quote only | Large affluent databases |
| Free rich lists | Top names only, no export | One figure, often undated | Free to read | A quick look before a meeting |
Pricing reflects what each vendor publishes or what a public review site lists. See the iWave alternative comparison and the DonorSearch alternative comparison for detail. These tools do things this one does not, and many teams run both.
What the list does not do
It does not screen your database for you, show gift history, or tell you how to reach a person. Net worth is an estimate, much of it in private companies that cannot be sold quickly. Read the methodology for dating and sourcing estimates before you quote a figure in a deck.
Use the data responsibly
A public net worth figure is research, not consent to contact. Follow your organization's prospect research policy, CAN-SPAM and do-not-call rules, and your counsel's guidance. At this level the approach that works is an introduction through a trustee or donor the principal already trusts, and the list tells you who to ask about.
Published pricing
Pro
$49 a month
Or $24 a month billed yearly. Filtered exports and alerts for one person.
Data
$199 a month
3 seats, 25,000 export rows a month, full estimate history and API access for a team.
Enterprise
$499 a month
15 seats with roles and single sign-on for a firm.
A confirmed account gets one 25-row sample export and one 7-day alert, enough to test the CRM import before you choose a plan. See the plan limits and export allowances.
Questions about wealth screening software
What is wealth screening software for nonprofits?
Wealth screening software matches the names in a donor file against wealth data to flag people who can give at a major gift level. Broad vendors model wealth for millions of households. A billionaire list covers only the top tier, but gives a named, dated and sourced net worth for each person, which suits foundations and universities with principal prospects at that level.
How much does wealth screening software cost?
Most screening vendors sell quote-based annual contracts, and published figures for the bigger platforms start in the low thousands of dollars a year per user. BillionaireList Pro costs $49 a month, or $24 a month billed yearly, and Data is $199 a month for a team with API access.
Can I upload my donor file for screening?
No. BillionaireList does not run batch matches against your database. You export the billionaire list to Excel or CSV and match it against your donor records by name in your CRM or a spreadsheet. For a tier of a few thousand people, that is a short job, and every row keeps its date, publisher and source URL.
Does it include donor email addresses or giving history?
No. There are no email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses or gift histories. Each record shows net worth with its date and source, country, industry and the company behind the fortune. Pair it with the screening tool you already use for affluent households and with your own gift records.
Is wealth screening legal for nonprofits?
Researching public net worth figures is standard practice for development offices, and most follow the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement guidance on ethics and privacy. A public figure is not consent to solicit, so follow your organization policy and your counsel on how prospect data is stored and used.
How current is the data?
The ranking is rebuilt daily from stored estimates and public records are re-checked weekly. Each figure keeps its own estimate date, so you can see whether a number is from last week or last spring. Alerts tell you when a new estimate lands for a person on your shortlist.
Screen the top of your donor file
Filter by region and industry, check the sources and export a list your gift officers can research this week.